| Russian F-22 Raptor Knockoff #shorts

Russia started a crash project to create a fighter that was equivalent to the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The MiG was what they received. The MiG was designed to be as versatile as the F-22 Raptor, but only on paper, so, was it stealthy or not? Despite being designed to be a stealthy jet, the MiG degree of stealthiness is called into question by a few aspects. The canards of the MiG are one of these. It is challenging to create a stealthy canard, especially if the canards are large enough to allow the aircraft to quickly recover from an extremely nose-up attitude. This is because there are more surfaces, and more surfaces can return a radar signal. Oddly, the MiG had visible pylons on its wings where it could have mounted fuel tanks or weapons, greatly reducing the stealth of the aircraft. The F-35 has the option to carry fuel and weapons on its wings, but the pylons are removed when not in use to maintain stealth. An expert on Russian state-run news service Sputnik said, the Chengdu J-20